Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati, MLS 2023 REGULAR SEASON

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MLS · 2023

Columbus Crew SC

3 – 0

Full Time

FC Cincinnati

Sun 20 Aug 2023 · 23:30 UTC Lower.com Field HT 45' · FT 45'

Aidan Morris 15' 1–0

Cucho Hernandez pen 23' 2–0

Jacen Russell-Rowe 90+6' 3–0

Y 45' Obinna Nwobodo

Y 76' Santiago Arias

Overview

Match Preview

Columbus Crew SC vs FC Cincinnati — MLS at Lower.com Field.

Columbus Crew SC 27 games · 29 pts (2026/26)
FC Cincinnati 26 games · 33 pts (2026/26)

Standings

#	Team	P	Pts
1	Nashville SC	27	60
2	Internacional CF Miami	27	46
3	New England Revolution	27	46
4	Charlotte FC	27	43
5	Chicago Fire FC	26	42
6	Philadelphia Union	27	39
7	Orlando City SC	27	34
8	New York City FC	27	33
9	FC Cincinnati	26	33
10	New York Red Bulls	26	33
11	D.C. United SC	26	30
12	Columbus Crew SC	27	29
13	Toronto FC	27	29
14	Atlanta United FC	27	27
15	Montreal Impact FC	27	24
16	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	26	50
17	FC Dallas	27	47
18	San Jose Earthquakes	27	45
19	St. Louis City	26	44
20	Houston Dynamo	27	44
21	Los Angeles FC	28	41
22	Colorado Rapids SC	27	36
23	Los Angeles Galaxy	28	36
24	Seattle Sounders FC	26	35
25	San Diego FC	27	32
26	Portland Timbers	27	32
27	Real Salt Lake	27	32
28	Austin FC	27	31
29	Minnesota United FC	27	29
30	Sporting Kansas City	26	21

Head-to-Head

Columbus Crew SC 17 games · Avg 3.2 goals FC Cincinnati

Last 5 meetings

2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati 2023-05-20 FC Cincinnati 3–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-08-27 FC Cincinnati 2–2 Columbus Crew SC 2022-07-17 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 FC Cincinnati 2021-08-27 Columbus Crew SC 3–2 FC Cincinnati

Recent Form

Columbus Crew SC

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	FC Cincinnati	H	3–0	W
16 Jul	Portland Timbers	A	2–3	L
08 Jul	New York City FC	H	1–1	D
04 Jul	Internacional CF Miami	A	2–2	D
01 Jul	New York Red Bulls	H	2–1	W
24 Jun	Nashville SC	H	2–0	W

FC Cincinnati

Date	Opponent	H/A	Score	Result
20 Aug	Columbus Crew SC	A	0–3	L
15 Jul	Nashville SC	H	3–1	W
12 Jul	New York Red Bulls	A	2–1	W
08 Jul	Charlotte FC	A	2–2	D
01 Jul	New England Revolution	H	2–2	D
24 Jun	D.C. United SC	A	0–3	L

Season Stats

Columbus Crew SC		FC Cincinnati
#12	Position	#9
29	Points	33
27	Played	26
8 / 5 / 14	W / D / L	8 / 9 / 9
39	Scored	55
43	Conceded	64
-4	GD	-9
1.07	PPG	1.27
30%	Win %	31%

Key Stats

65% Both Teams to Score
H2H (17 games)

76% Over 2.5 Goals
H2H history

22% Clean Sheets
Columbus Crew SC this season

15% Clean Sheets
FC Cincinnati this season

Columbus Crew SC are 12th (29 pts). FC Cincinnati are 9th (33 pts).

Goal Timing (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

0-15

3/6

16-30

4/4

31-45

6/6

46-60

6/2

61-75

3/4

76+

5/6

■ Scored ■ Conceded

FC Cincinnati

0-15

4/3

16-30

5/9

31-45

9/9

46-60

5/11

61-75

4/4

76+

13/7

■ Scored ■ Conceded

Top Scorers (This Season)

Columbus Crew SC

Diego Rossi	6 G	1 A
Wessam Abou Ali	5 G	1 A

FC Cincinnati

Kevin Denkey	14 G	1 A
Evander	13 G	7 A
Tom Barlow	7 G	2 A
Pavel Bucha	6 G	3 A

Events

Match Events

0' KICK OFF: FC Cincinnati gets underway.
5' It looks like no one’s ball. Columbus Crew SC is used to counterattacking playing. None of the sides are ready to take the lead.
10' It’s high time Pat Noonan made some changes to put the his team’s game back to action.
15' Goal! Aidan Morris scores his 7 goal in 292 matches.
20' The home supporters are growing impatient. Columbus Crew SC must find a spark to ignite this game.
23' What a moment for Cucho Hernandez! That strike on 23 puts his side firmly in control.
28' Both keepers have barely been tested. Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are cancelling each other out in the centre of the park.
33' It looks surprising FC Cincinnati does not make any changes. Sergio Santos has some obvious troubles when approaching to the goal.
38' FC Cincinnati is defending very well tonight not leaving a chance for their rivals to get through for a goal.
43' The midfield battle is intense right now. Both Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are fighting for every inch of the pitch.
45' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 45.
46' The FC Cincinnati manager makes a substitution. Nick Hagglund departs to be replaced by Santiago Arias.
51' Columbus Crew SC currently sit in the Array table. A result here could be decisive in the race for the top positions.
56' FC Cincinnati have won 363 goals from 252 games. They will be desperate to add to that tally today.
57' Columbus Crew SC ring the changes. Alexandru Matan has done his job and it is now time for Diego Rossi to step up.
60' Yuya Kubo is replacing Junior Moreno for the FC Cincinnati side.
65' The Array continues to deliver drama. Both Columbus Crew SC and FC Cincinnati are desperate not to drop points on matchday .
70' While players are taking a pause, let’s have a look at their stats. The teams met 1 times this season with Columbus Crew SC winning 100% of all matches.
73' Sergio Santos has so much to prove this time. He replaces Aaron Boupendza on 73 minute.
76' The referee shows FC Cincinnati player a card on 76.
81' The referee has had an easy afternoon — neither side has been overly physical in the tackle.
86' It is a cagey affair so far. Columbus Crew SC in their 3-4-1-2 trying to find a way past FC Cincinnati's compact 3-4-1-2.
90' It is a substitution in Columbus Crew SC team. Sean Zawadzki is replaced by Rudy Camacho on 90 minute.
Time to leave. No sensation happened. Another win for Columbus Crew SC players.

Lineups

Columbus Crew SC Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Wilfried Nancy

FC Cincinnati Lineups

3-4-1-2

Starting XI

Bench

Coach Pat Noonan

H2H

H2H Top Scorers

Player	Goals
Gyasi Zardes	7
Lucas Zelarayan	5
Luciano Acosta	4
Miguel Berry	3
Pedro Santos	3
Kevin Denkey	2
Isaac Atanga	2
Max Arfsten	2

Head to Head

Columbus Crew SC Form

2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-16 Portland Timbers 3–2 Columbus Crew SC L 2023-07-08 Columbus Crew SC 1–1 New York City FC D 2023-07-04 Internacional CF Miami 2–2 Columbus Crew SC D 2023-07-01 Columbus Crew SC 2–1 New York Red Bulls W 2023-06-24 Columbus Crew SC 2–0 Nashville SC W

FC Cincinnati Form

2023-08-20 Columbus Crew SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L 2023-07-15 FC Cincinnati 3–1 Nashville SC W 2023-07-12 New York Red Bulls 1–2 FC Cincinnati W 2023-07-08 Charlotte FC 2–2 FC Cincinnati D 2023-07-01 FC Cincinnati 2–2 New England Revolution D 2023-06-24 D.C. United SC 3–0 FC Cincinnati L

Predictions

Prediction accuracy

3 / 4

2.45 Columbus Crew SC xG

Expected Goals

Dixon-Coles · Bivariate Poisson · Neg. Binomial · Elo

1.51 FC Cincinnati xG

I would bet for: Over 2.5 goals 74% + Both teams to score 71%

Match Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC57% Draw21% FC Cincinnati22%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win

Both Teams to Score

✗ Wrong

Yes71% 0% No29%

Avg goals/match: 3.96

Actual: No — clean sheet

Over / Under Goals

✓ O/U 2.5

Line	Over	Under
± 0.5	97%	3%
± 1.5	90%	10%
± 2.5	74%	26%
± 3.5	55%	45%
± 4.5	36%	64%

Double Chance

Columbus Crew SC or Draw

78%

Draw or FC Cincinnati

43%

Columbus Crew SC or FC Cincinnati

79%

Half-Time Result

✓ Correct

Columbus Crew SC43% Draw37% FC Cincinnati20%

Actual: Columbus Crew SC win at HT

Correct Score

✓ In top 12

2 – 1

8.4%

1 – 1

7.9%

3 – 1

6.8%

2 – 2

6.3%

2 – 0

5.8%

1 – 2

5.3%

3 – 2

5.1%

3 – 0

Actual

1 – 0

4.3%

4 – 1

4.1%

2 – 3

3.2%

4 – 2

3.2%

Asian Handicap — Columbus Crew SC

Handicap	Columbus Crew SC covers	Push	FC Cincinnati covers
-2.5	20%	—	80%
-2	20%	17%	63%
-1.5	37%	—	63%
-1	37%	20%	43%
-0.5	57%	—	43%
+0.5	77%	—	23%
+1	77%	12%	10%
+1.5	90%	—	10%
+2	90%	7%	4%
+2.5	96%	—	4%

Clean Sheet

Columbus Crew SC keeps clean sheet

23% ✗

FC Cincinnati keeps clean sheet

10% ✓

Predictions are statistical estimates based on season form, H2H history, and a Poisson model. Not financial advice.